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Antidoron
Pieces of the loaf from which the Lamb was cut, distributed at the end of the Liturgy.
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Что означают слова, которые звучат в храме: облачения, богослужения, таинства, устройство храма.
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Artos
The large Paschal loaf that stands in church all Bright Week and is broken up and distributed on Saturday.
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Blessing
A blessing asked of a priest and given by him; it replaces an ordinary greeting.
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Bows
Bows from the waist and to the ground; the latter are not made on Sundays or from Pascha to Pentecost.
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Christian (baptismal) name
The name given at baptism — the one said at the Chalice and written in notes.
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Church candle
A wax candle set before an icon or on the memorial stand — a visible sign of prayer and a small offering.
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Commemoration note
A slip of names handed in at the church shop so that those people are commemorated at the service.
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Godparents
Sponsors who receive the baptised from the font and answer for their Christian upbringing.
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Govenie (preparation week)
Several days of preparation for confession and Communion: fasting, services and prayer at home.
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Holy water
Water blessed by the Church: the Great Sanctification at Theophany, or a lesser blessing at other times.
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How to behave in church
A few simple things worth knowing in church: when not to walk about, whether one may sit, what to do with phones and children.
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How to dress for church
What is customary to wear to church and why: clothing that does not draw attention to itself.
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How to prepare for Communion
Fasting, the prayer rule, confession and the Chalice itself: what is customary before Communion and how to approach.
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How to prepare for confession
What to do before confession and how it goes: recall your sins, name them plainly, make peace with people, and speak in your own words.
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How to venerate an icon
Cross yourself twice with a bow, kiss the icon, then cross yourself once more; one kisses the hand or hem, not the face.
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Kanun (memorial stand)
The square stand with a crucifix where candles for the departed are placed and food offerings left.
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Kutia
A memorial dish of boiled grain with honey and raisins, blessed at the memorial service.
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Name day
The feast of the saint whose name one bears — a personal church feast, unrelated to one's birthday.
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Prayer rule
The prayers a Christian reads at home every morning and evening; its extent is set with one's confessor.
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Sign of the Cross
How to make the Sign of the Cross: three fingers joined, forehead, stomach, right shoulder, then left.
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Sorokoust (forty-day commemoration)
Commemoration of a name at forty consecutive Liturgies, most often for the newly departed.